Global Economy

Global Economy

ECB set to cut rates again as inflation cools

After cutting rates twice already this year, including at their last meeting in September, policymakers initially signalled a preference to wait until December to cut again

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China to almost double support for unfinished housing projects

Housing minister Ni Hong said Beijing will "increase the credit scale of white-list projects to four trillion" yuan ($562 billion) by the end of the year

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Chinese firm Jidalai to invest $5.85 million in Adamjee EPZ

The company will annually produce 70 million pieces of pullers of zippers

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Why women risk losing out in shift to green jobs

Closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math would accelerate the green transition while making it more inclusive

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'Age of Electricity' coming as fossil fuels set to peak: IEA

Demand for oil, gas and coal is still projected to peak by the end of the decade, possibly creating a surplus of fossil fuels, the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook

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UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached 1.7 percent last month, well below the BoE's two-percent target, after hitting 2.2 percent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement

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China set to post slowest quarterly growth this year: analysts

Officials have in recent weeks unveiled a string of measures to reignite the world's number-two economy and bring an end to years of depressed business activity with an eye to achieving five percent annual growth

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World Bank unlocks another $30 bn by tweaking balance sheet

Key among the reforms was the announcement that the IBRD's minimum equity-to-loans ratio will fall to 18 percent from 19 percent, which will generate $30 billion in additional financing

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Bangladesh ranks 46, drops 5 notches

Pakistan and Sri Lanka did better than Bangladesh in the index

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Oil extends gains as OPEC+ to mull deeper cuts

Oil futures nudged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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India cenbank tightens rules for personal loans, credit cards amid demand surge

The tighter rules, in the form of higher capital requirements, will make personal loans costlier

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Gold hits record Tk 106,376 a bhori

New price for 22-carat gold comes into effect on Nov 19

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Oil prices slip on US crude build, China demand worries

Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as signals of higher supply from the United States met worries about lackluster energy demand from China.

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$100 million RMG work orders postponed for unrest: BGMEA

The damage took place in the last three weeks

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How an executive's arrest struck a blow to Japan-China business

If Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, he will likely raise the case of a detained company executive that has dealt an outsized blow to their close economic ties.

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Olympic Industries' profit rises 20%

It made a profit of Tk 56 crore in Jul-Sep

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Exchange houses won’t get higher than banks’ fixed rate for a dollar: BB

The central bank sits with top 10 foreign exchange houses

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Dollar price falls in kerb market

It dropped to as low as Tk 123 this evening

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